Idioms for face
Origin of face
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin
*facia, for Latin
faciēs
facies; (v.) late Middle English
facen, derivative of the noun
SYNONYMS FOR face
1
Face,
countenance,
visage refer to the front of the (usually human) head. The
face is the combination of the features:
a face with broad cheekbones.
Countenance, a more formal word, denotes the face as it is affected by or reveals the state of mind, and hence often signifies the look or expression on the face:
a thoughtful countenance.
Visage, still more formal, refers to the face as seen in a certain aspect, especially as revealing seriousness or severity:
a stern visage.
2 appearance, aspect, mien.
7 exterior.
14 façade.
30 veneer.
OTHER WORDS FROM face
Words nearby face
British Dictionary definitions for make a face (1 of 2)
FACE
abbreviation for
Fellow of the Australian College of Education
British Dictionary definitions for make a face (2 of 2)
face
/ (feɪs) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of face
faceable, adjectiveWord Origin for face
C13: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin
facia (unattested), from Latin
faciēs form, related to
facere to make
Medical definitions for make a face
face
[ fās ]
n.
The front portion of the head, from forehead to chin.
Facies.
Scientific definitions for make a face
face
[ fās ]
A plane surface of a geometric solid. A cube has 6 faces; a dodecahedron, 12.
Any of the surfaces of a rock or crystal.
Idioms and Phrases with make a face (1 of 2)
make a face
Grimace, distort the facial features, as in The teacher told Joan to stop making faces at Mary. This expression was first recorded in 1570.
Idioms and Phrases with make a face (2 of 2)
face